Josef Cap (Social Democratic Party), leader of the party in the parliament

The opposition Social Democratic Party (SPÖ)

"The Austrian government is requested not to consent to the
start of accession negotiations with Turkey at the European Council on
16 and 17 December 2004, and to support instead further intensification
of relations between the EU and Turkey in the form of a strategic
partnership, oriented along the EEA-model, for which negotiations should
start immediately."

(Request for statement according to Art. 23e Abs. 2 B-VG of
representative Dr. Cap and other MPs concerning the summit of the European
Council on 16 and 17 December 2005)

On 2 August 2005, Cap reiterated his fundamental opposition
to Turkish EU membership and called upon Wolfgang Schüssel and Ursula
Plassnik to "incorporate the goal of a privileged partnership in the
negotiations framework between the EU and Turkey."

(Die Presse, 2 August 2005)

Josef Cap (Social Democratic Party), leader of the
party in the parliament